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MpLESTER, Jr.

PAPER HOLDER. A No. 340,224. Patented Apr. 20, 1886.

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MILTON LESTER, JR., OF SUFFIELD, CONNECTICUT.

PAPER-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 340,224, dated April 20,1886.

l Application filed February 13, 1886. Serial No. 191,863. (No model.)

' parts, substantially as hereinafter fully set forth,aud specifically pointed out in the claims.

The object of myinvention is to provide an improved device for holding or tiling papers, letters, or the like which shall be very simple and durable in its construction, cheap and inexpensive of manufacture, and thoroughly effective for securely retaining the paper, letters, or other like articles in place.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a paper-holder constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. -2 is a side elevation, and Fig.l 3 is a plan view.

Referring to the drawings, in which likeletters of reference` denote corresponding parts in all the tigures, A designates the horizontal arms or bars, that support the paper, billhead, letter, or other article thatis to be placed and held in the device. These arms A are arranged parallel with each other at a proper distance apart, and at their ends they are bent or coiled to form loops c a.

The horizontal parallel arms are formed from a single piece of wire, and at their rear ends, just in rear of the eyes or loops a', they are bent upwardly and at right angles to form the inclined suspending-arms B, which are connected at their upper meeting ends and bent to form an eye or loop, b, which lits over a nail or other suitable device to suspend the holder upon a wall, desk, or other place, as may be desired.

C C designate horizontal longitudinal bars or rods, that are arranged parallel with each other at the front and rear ends of the horizontal arms A, and the ends of the rear longitudinal bar, C, are bent to provide hooks or eyes c, which interlock with the loops a of the arms A, and which serves to brace and strengthen the device. The front bar, C', is extended at its ends through the loops c ofthe bars A, and provided with the washers c. which are rigidly and permanently secured thereto to hold the same in place on the front ends of the bars A. v

D designates a clamping-frame, that is arranged in an inclined position with relation to the arms A and B, and this frame bears at one edge against the bars B. This frame D is made from a single piece of wire, and comprises the parallel side bars, d, and the cross-bar d', connecting and bracing the side bars. The lower ends ofthe side bars, d,are provided with loops .or eyes e', which are fitted around the extended ends of the front bar,C,and between the washers c thereon and the loops or eyes c, to pivotally connect the clamping-frames D to the said bar C, and the side bars, cl, of said frame D are further bent to provide eyes orloopsfat points intermediate of their length, the ends ol' a longitudinal brace-rod, F, being passed through the said loops j', and having washersf rigidly secured thereon to prevent play and displacement of the rod which serves to brace the frame D.

G designates springs, which are coiled around the front bar, C, one arm, g, of each spring being extended rearwardly to the arm C, and connected thereto by a hook, and the otner arm, g', extended up to the rod or bar F, car rietl by the arms el of the clamping-frame, and the springs are arranged to exert their force on the said frame to hold it in its normally-inclined position, with the cross-bar d bearing against the suspending-arms B.

To place a paper, bill, letter, &c., in the holder, one hand grasps the frame D and pulls the same away from the arms B and against the tension of the springs G, and when the frame has been moved a sufcient distance the article is placed on the arms Ag and the frame released, when it is automatically returned by the springs to its normal inclined position to clamp the article inserted therein'in place.

The arms or bars A, C, C', and g serve to efciently support or hold a letter, bill, paper, or other like article in the holder, and are usually placed therein on one edge.

Having thus described myinvention', what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A holder forletters, papers, and thelike, comprising the connected su pporting-arms, the suspending-arms, and a spring-actuated clamping-frame pivoted on the supportingarms andA normally held in an inclined position against the suspending-arms, substantially as described.

2. A holder for letters, papers, and the like, comprising the supporting and suspending arms bent from a single piece of wire and arranged at an angle to each other, the crossbars connecting the supporting-arms, and a springactuated frame pivotally connected to one of the cross.- bars and normally held in an inclined position to bear against the suspending-arms, substantially as described.

3. A holder for letters, papers, and the like, comprising the supporting-arms, the suspending-arms arranged at an angle to the supporting-arms, rods C C', a clampingframe bent zo from a single piece of wire and comprising side and cross bars, the side arms being pivotally connected to the rod C', and springs coiled around the rod C' for normally holding the clamping-frame in an inclined position in 25 contact with the suspend'ingerms, one arm of each spring being connected to the rod C and the other arm to the clamping-frame, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 3o my own I have hereto aiixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MILTON LESTER, J R. Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. BAKER, EDWARD WARLEY. 

